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DESCRIPTION
DISPERSION FOR SILICON CARBIDE SINTERED BODY, GREEN SHEET
FOR SILICON CARBIDE SINTERED BODY AND PREPREG MATERIAL FOR
SILICON CARBIDE SINTERED BODY USING THE SAME, AND
MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001]
The present invention relates to a dispersion for a
silicon carbide sintered body, a green sheet for a silicon
carbide sintered body and a prepreg material for a silicon
carbide sintered body using the same, and a manufacturing
method thereof.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002]
Silicon carbide (SiC) has a high hardness, is excellent
in high-temperature thermal resistance, a mechanical strength,
shock resistance, abrasion resistance, oxidation resistance,
and corrosion resistance, and has a small thermal expansion
coefficient, and thus, has been expected to be applied to
various applications such as a polishing composition or a
high-temperature structure member.
[0003]
In the application of the silicon carbide, it has been
considered that particulate silicon carbide (silicon carbide
particles, SiC particles) is used by being dispersed in a
dispersing medium or a polymer material medium or is used
by being mixed with inorganic particles such as other ceramic
particles, at the time of forming a desired composition or
a desired material. In addition, in order to improve the
functions of a dispersion or a mixture containing silicon
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carbide particles, a molded body or a sintered body to be
formed therefrom, and the like, a dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles in which silicon carbide particles
have high dispersibility with respect to a medium and can
also be homogeneously dispersed with respect to inorganic
particles such as other ceramic particles is particularly
desirable.
[0004]
In JP H2-22179 A, a technology is described in which
a dispersion is prepared by dispersing silicon carbide (SiC)
whisker in a medium along with other ceramic particles such
as Si3N4, and a sintered body is prepared by sintering the
dispersion. In JP H2-22179 A, it is described that a zeta
potential between the silicon carbide whisker and the other
ceramic particles is adjusted by adjusting the pH of the
dispersion, and thus, a sintered body in a state where the
particles are homogeneously mixed can be obtained.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0005]
It has been known that boron nitride (BN) is a hard
material, and it has been expected to improve thermal shock
resistance and mechanical workability of a sintered body
containing silicon carbide by combining boron nitride with
silicon carbide particles. At this time, in order for a
silicon carbide sintered body prepared by using a dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles and boron nitride
particles that are inorganic particles to obtain a sufficient
strength, it is necessary that the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles are stably and homogeneously
dispersed in the dispersion. In addition, in order to
efficiently manufacture the silicon carbide sintered body
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by using the dispersion, the dispersion is required to be
excellent in temporal stability. However, in a case where
boron nitride particles are used as inorganic particles, it
has been found that in the technology according to JP H2-22179
A, sufficient dispersibility of the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles in the medium and temporal
stability of the dispersion are not obtained. In addition,
it is necessary to add a binder in order to apply the
above-mentioned material to a complicated shape, but at this
time, it is general to use an organic solvent as a medium,
which is not preferable from the viewpoint of an environmental
load.
[0006]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in
consideration of the problems described above, and an object
thereof is to provide a dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body that has a small environmental load, high
dispersibility, and excellent temporal stability, and a
manufacturing method thereof.
[0007]
In order to attain the object described above, the present
inventors have conducted intensive studies. As a result
thereof, it has been found that, by using water as a main
dispersing medium, using boron nitride particles as inorganic
particles, adding a resin having a hydroxyl group, controlling
a pH of the dispersion such that the pH is in a predetermined
range and controlling charges on the surface of silicon carbide
particles and the boron nitride particles such that the charges
have the same sign, the object is attained, and the present
invention has been completed.
[0008]
That is, the object of the present invention is attained
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by the following means;
a dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body,
containing:
silicon carbide particles;
boron nitride particles;
a resin having a hydroxyl group; and
water,
wherein the dispersion has a pH at 25 C of less than
or equal to 7.0, and the silicon carbide particles and the
boron nitride particles have charges of the same sign.
[0009]
In addition, the object of the present invention is
attained by the following means;
a manufacturing method of a dispersion for a silicon
carbide sintered body, including a mixing step of mixing
a water dispersion containing silicon carbide particles,
a water dispersion containing boron nitride particles,
and
an aqueous solution containing a resin having a hydroxyl
group,
wherein the silicon carbide particles and the boron
nitride particles have charges of the same sign, and a pH
of the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body at 25 C
is less than or equal to 7Ø
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0010]
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described.
Note that, the present invention is not limited only to the
following embodiment.
[0011]
Herein, "X to Y" representing a range indicates "greater
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than or equal to X and less than or equal to Y". In addition,
herein, unless stated otherwise, an operation and a
measurement of physical properties or the like are performed
in a condition of room temperature (20 C to 25 C) /relative
humidity of 40%RH to 50%RH.
[0012]
<Dispersion for Silicon Carbide Sintered Body>
One aspect of the present invention is a dispersion for
a silicon carbide sintered body, containing: silicon carbide
particles; boron nitride particles; a resin having a hydroxyl
group; and water, wherein the dispersion has a pH at 25 C
of less than or equal to 7.0, and the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles have charges of the same sign.
[0013]
One aspect of the present invention is a manufacturing
method of a dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body,
including a mixing step of mixing a water dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles, a water dispersion containing
boron nitride particles, and an aqueous solution containing
a resin having a hydroxyl group, in which the silicon carbide
particles and the boron nitride particles have charges of
the same sign, and a pH of the dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body at 25 C is less than or equal to 7Ø Herein,
the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body that is
obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention
is also referred to as a "dispersion according to the present
invention".
[0014]
According to the present invention, a dispersion for
a silicon carbide sintered body having a small environmental
load, high dispersibility, and high temporal stability, and
a manufacturing method thereof are provided.
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[0015]
The present inventors have assumed the mechanism in which
the object described above is attained by the present invention,
as follows.
[0016]
It is advantageous to use water as a medium of the
dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body in an
environmental load or a waste water treatment cost, compared
to the case of using an organic solvent. However, in general,
in the case of using water as the medium, the charges of silicon
carbide particles and inorganic particles greatly affect the
aggregability of the particles in the dispersion, compared
to the case of using the organic solvent. For this reason,
it is difficult to homogeneously disperse the silicon carbide
particles and the inorganic particles. In addition, it is
difficult to retain the dispersion at a stable viscosity for
a long time. As a result thereof, when a sintered body is
prepared by using the dispersion, a sufficient strength is
not capable of being obtained.
[0017]
In the dispersion (a water dispersion) containing the
silicon carbide particles, the boron nitride particles, and
the resin having a hydroxyl group, as represented in the
following formula, the boron nitride particles and the resin
having a hydroxyl group are reacted and bonded together, and
form a complex, and thus, gelation occurs, in an alkaline
condition in which the pH at 25 C is greater than 7Ø As
a result thereof, it is considered that the viscosity of the
dispersion increases over time . In contrast, it is considered
that when the pH of the dispersion is set to less than or
equal to 7.0, it is difficult for the reaction to proceed,
and thus, the viscosity is stably retained.
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[0018]
[Chemical Formula 1]
Resin
H
B = H H N G)
N2t,
N N
OH
N/ No*H _____________ e
ON¨H
-142q
[0019]
Further, it is found that the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles are made to have the charges
of the same sign in a condition in which the pH at 25 C is
less than or equal to 7.0, and thus, dispersing stability
is improved.
[0020]
Note that, the mechanism is based on an assumption, and
the correctness thereof does not affect the technical scope
of the present invention.
[0021]
In addition, in the dispersion of the present invention,
it is preferable that at least one of the silicon carbide
particles and the boron nitride particles is subjected to
charge control. Accordingly, it is possible to further
increase the dispersibility and the dispersing stability by
adjusting a zeta potential on the surface of the particles.
It is more preferable that in the dispersion of the present
invention, both of the silicon carbide particles and the boron
nitride particles are subjected to charge control.
[0022]
<Silicon Carbide (SiC) Particles>
The silicon carbide (SiC) particles have a high hardness ,
are excellent in high-temperature thermal resistance, a
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mechanical strength, shock resistance, abrasion resistance,
oxidation resistance, and corrosion resistance, and have a
small thermal expansion coefficient, and thus, can be used
in various applications such as a polishing composition or
a high-temperature structure member.
[0023]
The silicon carbide particles are not particularly
limited, but in a case where the silicon carbide particles
are subjected to charge control by being coated with a coating
layer containing a charge control component, it is preferable
to maintain a state in which the silicon carbide particles
are dispersed in a dispersing medium from the generating of
the particles to the coating with the coating layer. By
maintaining the state in which the silicon carbide particles
are dispersed in the dispersion from the generating of the
silicon carbide particles to the coating with the coating
layer, it is possible to avoid the aggregation of the silicon
carbide particles due to drying. Accordingly, high
dispersibility of the silicon carbide particles at a time
point of being generated is maintained at a higher level even
in a state in which the silicon carbide particles are coated
with the coating layer, and thus, extremely high
dispersibility of the silicon carbide particles coated with
the coating layer can be obtained.
[0024]
An average primary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles is not particularly limited, but is preferably less
than or equal to 900 nm. In a case where the average primary
particle size is in the range, a dispersion having higher
dispersibility can be obtained. From the same viewpoint, the
average primary particle size of the silicon carbide particles
is more preferably less than or equal to 700 nm, and is even
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more preferably less than or equal to 600 nm. In addition,
the average primary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles is not particularly limited, but is preferably
greater than or equal to 1 nm. In a case where the average
primary particle size is in the range, it is possible to further
improve the function of the silicon carbide particles. From
the same viewpoint, the average primary particle size of the
silicon carbide particles is more preferably greater than
or equal to 5 nm, and is even more preferably greater than
or equal to 10 nm. Here, the value of the average primary
particle size of the silicon carbide particles can be
calculated on the basis of an average value of a specific
surface area (SA) of the silicon carbide particles that is
calculated from a value consecutively measured three to five
times by a BET method, by using the value of a true density
of the silicon carbide particles and by assuming the shape
of the silicon carbide particles as a true sphere. The
specific surface area of the silicon carbide particles, for
example, can be measured by using Flow SorbII 2300 manufactured
by Micromeritics Instrument Corporation.
[0025]
It is preferable that an average secondary particle size
of the silicon carbide particles is less than 2 pm. In a case
where the average secondary particle size is in the range,
a dispersion having higher dispersibility can be obtained.
From the same viewpoint, the average secondary particle size
of the silicon carbide particles is more preferably less than
or equal to 1.9 pm, is even more preferably less than or equal
to 1.8 pm, is still even more preferably less than 1.5 pm,
is particularly preferably less than 1.0 pm, and is most
preferably less than 0.5 pm. In addition, it is preferable
that the average secondary particle size of the silicon carbide
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particles is greater than or equal to 0.03 pm. In a case where
the average secondary particle size is in the range, it is
possible to perform charge control by coating with the coating
layer with a high efficiency. From the same viewpoint, the
average secondary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles is preferably greater than or equal to 0.05 pm,
and is more preferably greater than or equal to 0.1 pm. Here,
the value of the average secondary particle size of the silicon
carbide particles can be measured by a scattering particle
size distribution measurement apparatus LA-950 manufactured
by HORIBA, Ltd. Note that, the details of a measurement method
will be described in Examples.
[0026]
Here, a ratio of the average secondary particle size
to the average primary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles (Average Secondary Particle Size/Average Primary
Particle Size) is not particularly limited, but is preferably
less than or equal to 10. According to such a range, the
dispersibility is further improved. From the same viewpoint,
the ratio of the average secondary particle size to the average
primary particle size of the silicon carbide particles is
more preferably less than or equal to 8, and is even more
preferably less than or equal to 6. In addition, the ratio
of the average secondary particle size to the average primary
particle size of the silicon carbide particles is not
particularly limited, but is preferably greater than or equal
to 1.5. According to such a range, the productivity is further
improved. From the same viewpoint, the ratio of the average
secondary particle size to the average primary particle size
of the silicon carbide particles is more preferably greater
than or equal to 2, is even more preferably greater than or
equal to 2.5, and is particularly preferably greater than
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or equal to 3.
[0027]
In addition, a commercially available product may be
used, or a synthetic product may be used, as the silicon carbide
particles. The commercially available product is not
particularly limited, and for example, GC#40000 and GC8000S
manufactured by FUJIMI INCORPORATED, and the like, can be
used.
[0028]
The silicon carbide particles may be used singly or may
be used as a composite thereof, or two or more types thereof
may be used by being mixed.
[0029]
<Water Dispersion Containing Silicon Carbide Particles>
A manufacturing method of the water dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles, that is, a procedure
and a method for dispersing the silicon carbide particles
in a dispersing medium containing water are not particularly
limited, and a known procedure and a known method of the related
art can be used.
[0030]
It is preferable that water that is used in the
manufacturing method of the water dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles is water containing minimum
impurities. For example, water is preferable in which a total
content of transition metal ions is less than or equal to
100 ppb. Here, the purity of water, for example, can be
increased by an operation such as the removal of impurity
ions using an ion exchange resin, the removal of foreign
substances using a filter, and distillation. Specifically,
it is preferable to use, for example, deionized water (ion
exchange water) , pure water, ultrapure water, distilled water,
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and the like, as water.
[0031]
In addition, it is possible to use a water dispersion
containing coated silicon carbide particles that are obtained
by a manufacturing method of coated silicon carbide particles
including a coating layer containing a charge control
component ( coated silicon carbide particles) describedbelow.
[0032]
As described below, the water dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles is capable of containing a
dispersing medium other than water. The dispersing medium
is preferably only water, from the viewpoint of a small
environmental load.
[0033]
<Charge Control of Silicon Carbide Particles>
In the dispersion of the present invention, silicon
carbide particles subjected to charge control can be used.
The charge control of the silicon carbide particles is not
particularly limited, but a method of adjusting a surface
charge by forming a layer of other components (the charge
control component) on the surface of the silicon carbide
particles to be the coated silicon carbide particles is
exemplified. Examples of the charge control component
include an oxide such as silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide,
titanium oxide, and zirconium oxide, or a hydroxide such as
aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, yttrium hydroxide,
and titanium hydroxide. In the dispersion of the present
invention, in particular, it is preferable to use silicon
carbide particles coated with a layer containing aluminum
hydroxide (aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles), from viewpoint of improving the dispersibility
of the silicon carbide particles in an acidic condition and
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of improving the stability in an acidic region. That is, in
the dispersion of the present invention, it is preferable
that the silicon carbide particles are subjected to charge
control by aluminum hydroxide coating.
[0034]
(Aluminum Hydroxide Coated Silicon Carbide Particles)
Herein, the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles are coated particles including silicon carbide
particles and a coating layer containing aluminum hydroxide
that covers the silicon carbide particles . Here, the aluminum
hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles may be particles
in which at least a part of the silicon carbide particles
is coated with the coating layer containing aluminum
hydroxide.
.. [0035]
Even in a case where the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles are cleaned with a solvent (preferably
water) or in a state in which the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles are dispersed in water, it is
preferable that the form of the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles can be maintained.
[0036]
(Average Secondary Particle Size of Aluminum Hydroxide
Coated Silicon Carbide Particles)
It is preferable that an average secondary particle size
of the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles
is less than or equal to 2 pm. According to such a range,
it is possible to further improve the dispersibility at the
time of dispersing the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles in water that is a dispersing medium.
Particles having a small average secondary particle size
originally have a small degree of aggregation and a small
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variation in a particle size. In addition, the aggregability
of the particles decreases as the particle size is smaller.
Therefore, in a case where aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles having an average secondary particle size
of less than or equal to 2 pm are dispersed in water, it is
possible to obtain a dispersion having higher dispersibility.
In particular, in a case where the coating layer is formed
by the following method, it is possible to attain higher
dispersibility at the time of dispersing the aluminum
hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles in water by
combining both of an effect of reducing the aggregation in
the stage of forming the coating layer and an effect of reducing
the aggregation as the particles. From the same viewpoint,
the average secondary particle size of the aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles is preferably less than or
equal to 1.5 pm, is more preferably less than or equal to
1.0 pm, and is even more preferably less than or equal to
0.5 pm. In addition, the average secondary particle size of
the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles is
not particularly limited, but is preferably greater than or
equal to 0.03 pm. It is difficult to directly measure an
average film thickness of the coating layer, but the coating
layer is considered to be extremely thin , and thus , the average
secondary particle size of the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles mentioned above corresponds to a
preferred average secondary particle size of the silicon
carbide particles. From the same viewpoint, the average
secondary particle size of the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles is more preferably greater than
0.03 pm, is even more preferably greater than or equal to
0.05 pm, is still even more preferably greater than 0.05 pm,
is particularly preferably greater than or equal to 0.1 pm,
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and is most preferably greater than 0.1 pm. Here, the value
of the average secondary particle size of the aluminum
hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles can be measured
by a scattering particle size distribution measurement
apparatus LA-950 manufacturedbyHORIBA, Ltd., in a dispersion
in which the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles are dispersed in a dispersing medium to have an
appropriate concentration for measurement. Note that, the
details of a measurement method will be described in Examples.
.. [0037]
Note that, even in the case of using the coated particles
other than the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles, in which the layer of other charge control
components is formed on the surface of silicon carbide
particles, as the silicon carbide particles subjected to
charge control, it is preferable that the average secondary
particle size is in the range described above.
[0038]
(Ratio of Average Secondary Particle Size of Aluminum
Hydroxide Coated Silicon Carbide Particles to Average
Secondary Particle Size of Silicon Carbide Particles)
A ratio of the average secondary particle size of the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles
(particles after coating) to the average secondary particle
size of the silicon carbide particles (particles before
coating) (hereinafter, also referred to as a ratio of the
average secondary particle size to the silicon carbide
particles) is not particularly limited, but is preferably
less than or equal to 10. According to such a range, the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles are
generated while high dispersibility of the silicon carbide
particles is maintained at a high level. Accordingly, a
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dispersion having higher dispersibility can be obtained at
the time of dispersing the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles in water . Fromthe same viewpoint , the ratio
of the average secondary particle size to the silicon carbide
particles is more preferably less than or equal to 5, is even
more preferably less than or equal to 3, is still even more
preferably less than or equal to 2, is further even more
preferably less than or equal to 1.6, and is particularly
preferably less than or equal to 1.2. In addition, the ratio
of the average secondary particle size to the silicon carbide
particles is not particularly limited, but is preferably
greater than 1. The aluminumhydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles are formed by coating the surface of the silicon
carbide particles with the coating layer containing aluminum
hydroxide. Accordingly, in the manufacturing of the aluminum
hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles, in the case of
not performing a further operation for crushing secondary
particles of the silicon carbide particles, the range
described is set. However, the operation for crushing the
secondary particles of the silicon carbide particles may be
performed, or the ratio of the average secondary particle
size to the silicon carbide particles may be less than or
equal to 1 (a lower limit is greater than 0) regardless of
whether or not the operation is included. Here, the average
secondary particle sizes of the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles and the silicon carbide particles
can be obtained by the method described above.
[0039]
Note that, even in the case of using coated particles
other than the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles, in which a layer of other charge control components
is formed on the surface of the silicon carbide particles,
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as the silicon carbide particles subjected to charge control,
it is preferable that the ratio of the average secondary
particle size to the silicon carbide particles is in the range
described above.
[0040]
(Ratio of Average Secondary Particle Size of Aluminum
Hydroxide Coated Silicon Carbide Particles to Average Primary
Particle Size of Silicon Carbide Particles)
A ratio of the average secondary particle size of the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles (the
particles after coating) to the average primary particle size
of the silicon carbide particles (the particles before
coating) (also referred to as a ratio of the average secondary
particle size to the average primary particle size of the
silicon carbide particles) is not particularly limited, but
is preferably less than or equal to 50. According to such
a range, it is possible to obtain a dispersion having high
dispersibility when the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles are dispersed in water. From the same
viewpoint, the ratio of the average secondary particle size
to the average primary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles is more preferably less than or equal to 20, is
even more preferably less than or equal to 10, is still even
more preferably less than or equal to 9, and is particularly
preferably less than or equal to 7. In addition, the ratio
of the average secondary particle size to the silicon carbide
particles is generally greater than 1. This is because the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles are
formed by coating the surface of the silicon carbide particles
with the coating layer containing aluminum hydroxide. In
addition, the ratio of the average secondary particle size
to the average primary particle size of the silicon carbide
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particles is preferably greater than or equal to 3, and is
more preferably greater than or equal to 5, from the viewpoint
of a production efficiency considering the aggregability of
the silicon carbide particles.
[0041]
Note that, even in the case of using the coated particles
other than the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles, in which the layer of other charge control
components is formed on the surface of the silicon carbide
particles, as the silicon carbide particles subjected to
charge control, it is preferable that the ratio of the average
secondary particle size to the average primary particle size
of the silicon carbide particles is in the range described
above.
[0042]
<Manufacturing Method of Coated Silicon Carbide
Particles Including Coating Layer Containing Charge Control
Component>
In one embodiment, a manufacturing method of the coated
silicon carbide particles including the coating layer
containing a charge control component includes a preparing
step for a water dispersion containing silicon carbide
particles of adding a charge control agent and an acid to
a raw dispersion containing silicon carbide particles such
that the pH is in a range of greater than or equal to 9.0
and less than or equal to 12.0, thereby forming the coated
silicon carbide particles including the coating layer
containing a charge control component on a surface of the
silicon carbide particles to prepare the water dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles.
[0043]
Examples of the charge control agent include sodium
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aluminate, cationic polymer (preferably poly(dially1
dimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA)), and the like.
[0044]
As described above, in the dispersion according to the
present invention, it is preferable to use silicon carbide
particles coated with a layer containing aluminum hydroxide
(the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles),
from the viewpoint of improving the dispersibility of the
silicon carbide particles in the acidic condition and of
improving the stability in the acidic region. Therefore,
hereinafter, a manufacturing method of the aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles will be described.
[0045]
The manufacturing method of the aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles is not particularly limited,
and for example, a method including step (A) of respectively
preparing a raw dispersion (1) containing the silicon carbide
particles, an alkali, and water, in which pH is greater than
or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, and a raw
material solution (2) containing sodium aluminate (a charge
control agent) and water, and step (B) of adding the raw
material solution (2) and an acid to the raw dispersion (1)
such that pH is maintained in a range of greater than or equal
to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, thereby forming coated
particles including a coating layer containing aluminum
hydroxide (a charge control component) on a surface of the
silicon carbide particles is used.
[0046]
Here, the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles to be manufactured may be manufactured in a state
of being dispersed in a dispersing medium, or may be
manufactured through the subsequent step of removing the
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dispersing medium. The aluminum hydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles manufactured in a state of being dispersed
in water (the dispersing medium) can be used as the water
dispersion containing silicon carbide particles in the mixing
step described below.
[0047]
(Step (A))
Step (A) is a step of respectively preparing the raw
dispersion (1) containing the silicon carbide particles, an
alkali, and water, in which the pH is greater than or equal
to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, and the raw material
solution (2) containing sodium aluminate and water.
[0048]
A preparation method of the raw dispersion (1) is not
particularly limited, and examples of the preparation method
include a method of adding an alkali to a water-based dispersion
(a dispersion containing water as a dispersing medium,
preferably, a water dispersion) of the silicon carbide
particles, and the like.
[0049]
The water-based dispersion of the silicon carbide
particles may be a commercially available product, or may
be a synthetic product. In a case where the water-based
dispersion of the silicon carbide particles is synthesized
(prepared) , a known apparatus and a known method can be used,
but there is no particular limitation.
[0050]
The content of the silicon carbide particles in the
water-based dispersion of the silicon carbide particles is
not particularly limited, but is preferably greater than or
equal to 8 mass% , and is more preferably greater than or equal
to 10 mass%, with respect to a total mass of the water-based
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dispersion, from the viewpoint of the productivity. In
addition, the content of the silicon carbide particles is
preferably less than or equal to 50 mass%, and is more
preferably less than or equal to 30 mass%, with respect to
the total mass of the water-based dispersion, from the
viewpoint of the dispersibility.
[0051]
In the preparation method of the raw dispersion (1),
a use amount of an alkali is not particularly limited, and
the use amount may be adj usted such that the pH of the dispersion
is in a predetermined range of greater than or equal to 9.0
and less than or equal to 12Ø
[0052]
Examples of the alkali to be used include ammonia,
potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydrogen
carbonate, ammonium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate,
potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium
carbonate, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide, tetraethyl
ammonium hydroxide, tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide, methyl
amine, dimethyl amine, trimethyl amine, ethyl amine, diethyl
amine, triethyl amine, ethylene diamine, monoethanol amine,
N-(p-aminoethyl) ethanol amine, hexamethylene diamine,
diethylene triamine, triethylene tetramine, anhydrous
piperazine, a piperazine hexahydrate, 1-(2-aminoethyl)
piperazine, N-methyl piperazine, guanidine, imidazole,
triazole, and the like. Such an alkali can be used singly,
or two or more types thereof can be used by being mixed.
[0053]
Here, the silicon carbide particles are not particularly
limited, but it is preferable to maintain a state in which
the silicon carbide particles are dispersed in the dispersing
medium, from the generating of the silicon carbide particles
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to the preparing of the raw dispersion (1) in step (A) . Then,
it is more preferable to maintain the state in which the silicon
carbide particles are dispersed in the dispersing medium,
from the generating of the silicon carbide particles to the
coating with the coating layer in step (B) described below.
The state in which the silicon carbide particles are dispersed
in the dispersion is maintained from the generating of the
silicon carbide particles to the coating with the coating
layer, and thus, it is possible to avoid the aggregation of
the silicon carbide particles due to drying. Accordingly,
ahighlevel ofdispersibilityofthe silicon carbide particles
at a time point of being generated is maintained even in the
state of the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles. For this reason, it is possible to obtain a
dispersion having extremely high dispersibility at the time
of dispersing the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide
particles to be manufactured in water.
[0054]
It is preferable that the raw dispersion (1) contains
water as the dispersing medium. It is preferable that water
is water containing minimum impurities. For example, water
is preferable in which a total content of transition metal
ions is less than or equal to 100 ppb. Here, the purity of
water, for example, can be increased by an operation such
as the removal of impurity ions using an ion exchange resin,
the removal of foreign substances using a filter, and
distillation. Specifically, it is preferable to use, for
example, deionized water (ion exchange water), pure water,
ultrapure water, distilled water, and the like, as water.
[0055]
Aprocedure and a method of dispersing the silicon carbide
particles in water, and a procedure and a method of adding
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an alkali to water are not particularly limited, and a known
procedure and a known method can be used.
[0056]
The raw dispersion (1) may contain a dispersing medium
other than water. The dispersing medium other than water may
be a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent in order
to disperse or dissolve each component. In this case,
preferred examples of the organic solvent to be used include
acetone, acetonitrile, ethanol, methanol, isopropanol,
glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and the like,
which are a water-miscible organic solvent. In addition, the
organic solvent may be used without being mixed with water,
and may be mixed with water after each of the components is
dispersed or dissolved. Such organic solvents can be used
singly, or two or more types thereof can be used in combination.
[0057]
Here, the content of water in the raw dispersion (1)
is preferably greater than or equal to 50 mass%, and is more
preferably greater than or equal to 70 mass%, with respect
to a total mass of the raw material dispersing medium (1),
from the viewpoint of allowing the coating of the silicon
carbide particles with aluminum hydroxide to proceed
excellently.
[0058]
In the raw dispersion (1) to be obtained in this step,
it is preferable that the pH is greater than or equal to 9.0
and less than or equal to 12Ø In a case where the pH is
greater than or equal to 9.0, local aggregation is less likely
to occur in an acid dropping site. On the other hand, in a
case where the pH is less than or equal to 12.0, aluminum
hydroxide single component particles are prevented from being
generated. It is more preferable that the pH is greater than
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9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, from the viewpoint of
improving a formation speed of the coating layer and of
improving the productivity.
[0059]
A preparation method of the raw material solution (2)
is not particularly limited, and examples of the preparation
method include a method of adding sodium aluminate to water,
and the like. The content of sodium aluminate in the raw
material solution (2) is not particularly limited, but is
preferably greater than or equal to 10 mass% and less than
or equal to 50 mass%, and is more preferably greater than
or equal to 20 mass% and less than or equal to 40 mass%, with
respect to a total mass of the raw material solution (2).
[0060]
(Step (B))
Step (B) is a step of adding the raw material solution
(2) and an acid to the raw dispersion (1) prepared in step
(A) such that the pH is maintained in a range of greater than
or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, and forming
the coated particles including the coating layer containing
aluminum hydroxide on a surface of the silicon carbide
particles. Instep (B) , the aluminumhydroxide coated silicon
carbide particles are manufactured.
[0061]
A method of adding the raw material solution (2) and
an acid to the raw dispersion (1) is not particularly limited
insofar as the pH can be maintained to be greater than or
equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0 (that is, unless
the concentration of aluminate ions is excessive), and
examples of the method include a method of simultaneously
adding the raw material solution (2) and an acid, and a method
of alternately and gradually adding the raw material solution
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(2) and an acid.
[0062]
An addition amount of the raw material solution (2) is
not particularly limited, but the raw material solution (2)
is added such that sodium aluminate is preferably greater
than or equal to 1 part by mass, is more preferably greater
than or equal to 5 parts by mass, and is even more preferably
greater than or equal to 10 parts by mass, with respect to
100 parts by mass of the silicon carbide particles. This is
because in a case where the addition amount of the raw material
solution (2) is in the range, it is possible to sufficiently
cover the silicon carbide particles with aluminum hydroxide
(Al (OH) 3) , and to sufficiently exhibit a function derived from
an aluminum-containing compound. In addition, the addition
amount of the raw material solution (2) is not particularly
limited, but the raw material solution (2) is added such that
sodium aluminate is preferably less than or equal to 800 parts
by mass, is more preferably less than or equal to 400 parts
by mass, and is even more preferably less than or equal to
100 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the
silicon carbide particles. This is because in a case where
coating proceeds to some extent, an effect to be obtained
by the coating becomes constant, and thus, an economic
efficiency and a production efficiency are improved by setting
the addition amount of the raw material solution (2) to be
less than or equal to a predetermined amount. In one
embodiment of the present invention, a use amount of sodium
aluminate is 1 part by mass to 100 parts by mass with respect
to 100 parts by mass of the silicon carbide particles.
[0063]
The acid is not particularly limited, and examples of
the acid include an inorganic acid such as a nitric acid,
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a sulfuric acid, a phosphoric acid, and a hydrochloric acid
(in particular, an inorganic strong acid such as a nitric
acid, a sulfuric acid, and a hydrochloric acid) , an organic
acid such as an acetic acid, a citric acid, a lactic acid,
an oxalic acid, and a phthalic acid, and the like. Among them,
an inorganic strong acid is preferable, and a nitric acid,
a sulfuric acid, and a hydrochloric acid are more preferable,
from the viewpoint that it is possible to attain an object
with a less addition amount and to easily obtain a high-purity
product having a low possibility of being mixed with other
elements.
[0064]
Here, it is preferable that the acid described above
is added in the form of an aqueous solution, and the
concentration of the acid in the aqueous solution is not
particularly limited, but is preferably greater than or equal
to 1.0 mass% . This is because in a case where the concentration
of the acid is in the range, the addition amount decreases,
and the productivity increases. From the same viewpoint, the
concentration of the acid in the aqueous solution is more
preferably greater than or equal to 1.5 mass%, and is even
more preferably greater than or equal to 2.0 mass%. In
addition, the concentration of the acid in the aqueous solution
is not particularly limited, but is preferably less than or
equal to 30 mass% . This is because in a case where the
concentration of the acid in the aqueous solution is in the
range, corrosiveness decreases, and a facility load decreases .
From the same viewpoint, the concentration of the acid in
the aqueous solution is more preferably less than or equal
to 20 mass%, is even more preferably less than or equal to
15 mass%, and is still even more preferably less than or equal
to 10 mass% .
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[0065]
In addition, a speed for adding the raw material solution
(2) and an acid (an addition speed) is not particularly limited,
and may be suitably adjusted such that the pH is in the range
of greater than or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to
12.0, and the subsequent pH is easily maintained.
[0066]
In addition, this step includes a stage of forming the
coated particles including the coating layer containing
aluminum hydroxide on the surface of the silicon carbide
particles by setting the pH to be in the range of greater
than or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12Ø
[0067]
In this stage, it is preferable that a maintaining time
for a state in which the pH is in the range of greater than
or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0 is longer than
or equal to 1 minute. This is because in a case where
maintaining time is in the range, it is possible to more
sufficiently cover the silicon carbide particles with
aluminum hydroxide and to further improve the function that
is derived from the aluminum-containing compound of the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles. In
addition, in the manufacturing of the dispersion for a silicon
carbide sintered body, in a case where the aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles and the boron nitride
particles are dispersed in water, the aggregation in the
dispersion is less likely to occur, and a dispersion having
highdispersibilitycanbe obtained. Fromthesameviewpoint,
the maintaining time is preferably longer than or equal to
30 minutes, is more preferably longer than or equal to 50
minutes, and is even more preferably longer than or equal
to 60 minutes. In addition, it is preferable that the
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maintaining time in this stage is shorter than or equal to
200 minutes. This is because in a case where coating proceeds
to some extent, an effect to be obtained by the coating becomes
constant, and thus, in a case where the maintaining time is
in such a range, the economic efficiency and the production
efficiency are further improved. From the same viewpoint,
the maintaining time is preferably shorter than or equal to
150 minutes, and is more preferably shorter than or equal
to 120 minutes.
[0068]
It is preferable that the pH in this stage is greater
than or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12Ø In a
case where the pH is greater than or equal to 9.0, the
aggregation of the silicon carbide particles is less likely
to occur, and homogeneous dispersibility is easily maintained .
It is preferable that the pH is less than or equal to 12.0
since it is possible to prevent more aluminum hydroxide
particles from being formed.
[0069]
It is possible to obtain a dispersion containing the
aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles and the
dispersing medium through step (B). That is, the aluminum
hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles can be
manufactured in a state of being dispersed in the dispersing
medium.
[0070]
(Other Steps)
In the manufacturing method of the aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles, other steps in addition
to step (A) and step (B) maybe further included, and in step
(A) and step (B), stages according to other operations may
be further included.
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[0071]
Note that, it may be difficult to directly measure a
film thickness of the coating layer due to a change in an
existence state of the particles according to coating, but
in general, the pH at an isoelectric point of a zeta potential
tends to increase as the film thickness of the coating layer
increases. Accordingly, it is possible to judge that a
preferred film thickness of the coating layer is obtained
from the fact that a value of the pH at an isoelectric point
of the aluminum hydroxide coated silicon carbide particles
is in a preferred range.
[0072]
In addition, it is possible to confirm that the coating
layer contains aluminum hydroxide by performing SEM (Scanning
Electron Microscope)-EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray
Spectroscopy) observation and EELS (Electron Energy Loss
Spectroscopy) analysis on the aluminum hydroxide coated
silicon carbide particles.
[0073]
<Isoelectric Point of Silicon Carbide Particles>
The pH at an isoelectric point of the silicon carbide
particles (in the case of being subjected to charge control,
the silicon carbide particles subjected to charge control)
is not particularly limited, but is preferably greater than
or equal to 4.5. In a case where the pH at the isoelectric
point is in the range, the aggregation in the dispersing medium
is less likely to occur, and excellent dispersibility is
maintained even in the case of using the silicon carbide
particles and the boron nitride particles together in the
dispersion containing the dispersing medium. Accordingly,
it is possible to obtain a dispersion having higher
dispersibility at the time of dispersing the silicon carbide
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particles and other particles in the medium. From the same
viewpoint, the pH at the isoelectric point of the silicon
carbide particles is more preferably greater than or equal
to 5, is even more preferably greater than or equal to 5.5,
and is particularly preferably greater than or equal to 6.
In addition, the pH at the isoelectric point of the silicon
carbide particles is not particularly limited, but is
preferably less than or equal to 9, from the same viewpoint.
Accordingly, the pH at the isoelectric point of the silicon
carbide particles according to a preferred aspect of the
present invention, for example, is greater than or equal to
4.5 and less than or equal to 9.
[0074]
A zeta potential measurement liquid of the pH with 1.0
increments, for example, the pH with 1.0 increments in a range
of 3.0 to 10.0, is prepared, a zeta potential is measured,
and the pH at the isoelectric point can be calculated by the
following equation from the pH before and after the sign of
the zeta potential is changed and the zeta potential at the
pH before and after the sign of the zeta potential is changed.
[0075]
[Mathematical Formula 1]
a X 13 ¨ p x a
pH at Isoelectric Point =
¨ a
a and p: Value of pH before and after Sign of Zeta Potential is
Changed (a < p)
c,: Zeta Potential at Value a of pH
Zeta Potential at Value p of pH
[0076]
Here, the pH can be measured by a pH meter (Model Number:
F-71) manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd. In addition, the zeta
potential can be measured by a zeta potential measurement
apparatus (Product Name "Zetasizer nano ZSP") manufactured
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by Malvern Instruments Limited. Note that, the details of
a measurement method will be described in Examples.
[0077]
<Zeta Potential of Silicon Carbide Particles in
Dispersion for Silicon Carbide Sintered Body>
A zeta potential of the silicon carbide particles (in
the case of being subjected to charge control, the silicon
carbide particles subjected to charge control) in the
dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body is not
particularly limited insofar as the zeta potential has the
same sign as that of boron nitride particles, but the absolute
value is preferably greater than or equal to 10 mV, and is
more preferably greater than or equal to +10 mV, from the
viewpoint of improving the dispersibility. An upper limit
value of the zeta potential of the silicon carbide particles
in the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body is not
particularly limited, but substantially, the absolute value
is less than or equal to 50 mV, and for example, is less than
or equal to +50 mV.
[0078]
<Content of Silicon Carbide Particles in Dispersion for
Silicon Carbide Sintered Body>
A lower limit of the content of the silicon carbide
particles (in the case of being subjected to charge control,
the silicon carbide particles subjected to charge control)
in the dispersion for a silicon carbide sinteredbody according
to the present invention is preferably greater than or equal
to 0.1 mass%, is more preferably greater than or equal to
0.5 mass%, is even more preferably greater than or equal to
1 mass%, and is most preferably greater than or equal to 5
mass%. In addition, an upper limit of the content of the
silicon carbide particles in the dispersion for a silicon
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carbide sintered body is preferably less than or equal to
55 mass%, is more preferably less than or equal to 45 mass%,
is even more preferably less than or equal to 35 mass%, and
is most preferably less than or equal to 25 mass% . According
to such a range, the stability and the handleability of the
dispersion are improved. In addition, it is possible to obtain
a high quality silicon carbide sintered body.
[0079]
<Boron Nitride (BN) Particles>
Boron nitride (BN) is a hard material, and thus, it has
been expected to improve thermal shock resistance and
mechanical workability of a sintered body containing silicon
carbide by combining boron nitride (BN) particles with silicon
carbide particles.
[0080]
A crystalline structure of boron nitride is not
particularly limited, and any of hexagonal boron nitride and
cubic boron nitride can be adopted, but hexagonal boron nitride
is preferably used from the viewpoint of easy manufacturing.
[0081]
An average primary particle size of the boron nitride
particles is not particularly limited, but is preferably less
than or equal to 9 pm. In a case where the average primary
particle size is in the range, it is possible to obtain a
dispersion having higher dispersibility. From the same
viewpoint, the average primary particle size of the silicon
carbide particles is more preferably less than or equal to
7 pm, and is even more preferably less than or equal to 6
pm. In addition, the average primary particle size of the
boron nitride particles is not particularly limited, but is
preferably greater than or equal to 10 nm. In a case where
the average primary particle size is in the range, it is
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possible to further improve the function of the boron nitride
particles. From the same viewpoint, the average primary
particle size of the boron nitride particles is more preferably
greater than or equal to 50 nm, and is even more preferably
greater than or equal to 100 nm. Here, the value of the average
primary particle size of the boron nitride particles can be
calculated on the basis of an average value a specific surface
area (SA) of the boron nitride particles that is calculated
from a value consecutively measured three to five times by
a BET method, by using the value of a true density of the
boron nitride particles, and by assuming that the shape of
the boron nitride particles as a true sphere. The specific
surface area of the boron nitride particles, for example,
can be measured by using Flow SorbII 2300 manufactured by
Micromeritics Instrument Corporation.
[0082]
It is preferable that an average secondary particle size
of the boron nitride particles is less than 20 pm. In a case
where the average secondary particle size is in the range,
it is possible to obtain a dispersion having higher
dispersibility. From the same viewpoint, the average
secondary particle size of the boron nitride particles is
more preferably less than or equal to 19 pm, is even more
preferably less than or equal to 18 pm, is still even more
preferably less than 15 pm, is particularly preferably less
than 10 pm, and is most preferably less than 5 pm. In addition,
it is preferable that the average secondary particle size
of the boron nitride particles is greater than or equal to
0.3 pm. In a case where the average secondary particle size
is in the range, it is possible to perform charge control
by coating with the coating layer with a high efficiency.
From the same viewpoint, the average secondary particle size
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of the boron nitride particles is more preferably greater
than or equal to 0.5 pm, and is even more preferably greater
than or equal to 1 pm. Here, the value of the average secondary
particle size of the boron nitride particles can be measured
by a scattering particle size distribution measurement
apparatus LA-950 manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd. Note that, the
details of a measurement method will be described in Examples.
[0083]
In addition, a commercially available product may be
used, or a synthetic product may be used, as the boron nitride
particles. The commercially available product is not
particularly limited, and for example, AP-10S, AP-100S, and
AP-170S manufactured by MARUKA CORPORATION., LTD., UHP-1K
manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., and the like can be used.
[0084]
The boron nitride particles may be used singly or may
be used as a composite thereof, or two or more types thereof
may be used by being mixed.
[0085]
<Water Dispersion Containing Boron Nitride Particles>
A manufacturing method of the water dispersion
containing boron nitride particles, that is, a procedure and
a method for dispersing the boron nitride particles in the
dispersing medium containing water are not particularly
limited, and a known procedure and a known method of the related
art can be used.
[0086]
It is preferable that water that is used in the
manufacturing method of the water dispersion containing boron
nitride particles is water containing minimum impurities.
For example, water is preferable in which a total content
of transition metal ions is less than or equal to 100 ppb.
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Here, the purity of water, for example, can be increased by
an operation such as the removal of impurity ions using an
ion exchange resin, the removal of foreign substances using
a filter, and distillation. Specifically, it is preferable
to use, for example, deionized water (ion exchange water),
pure water, ultrapure water, distilled water, and the like,
as water.
[0087]
In addition, it is possible to use a water dispersion
containing coated boron nitride particles that are obtained
by a manufacturing method of boron nitride particles on which
a functional polymer described below is adsorbed.
[0088]
The water dispersion containing boron nitride particles
is capable of containing a dispersing medium other than water,
as described below. The dispersing medium is preferably only
water, from the viewpoint of a small environmental load.
[0089]
<Charge Control of Boron Nitride Particles>
Boron nitride particles subjected to charge control or
boron nitride particles not subjected to charge control can
be used without any limitation insofar as the boron nitride
particles have charges (zeta potentials) of the same sign
as that of the silicon carbide particles. In the dispersion
of the present invention, it is preferable to use the boron
nitride particles subjected to charge control in order to
have surface charges of the same sign as that of the silicon
carbide particles or to further increase repulsion with the
silicon carbide particles even in the case of having the same
sign as that of the silicon carbide particles. The charge
control of the boron nitride particles is not particularly
limited, but a method of adjusting a surface charge by forming
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a layer of other components on the surface of the boron nitride
particles is exemplified.
[0090]
Specifically, for example, it is possible to adjust the
surface charge by adsorbing a functional polymer having a
function of adjusting the surface charge on the surface of
the boron nitride particles . In the dispersion of the present
invention, the dispersibility and the stability are improved
by adjusting the zeta potential to have the same sign as that
of the silicon carbide particles in a condition in which the
pHat 25 C is less thanorequal to 7 . 0, andthus, it ispreferable
to adsorb a cationic polymer as the functional polymer. That
is, in the dispersion of the present invention, it is preferable
that the boron nitride particles are subjected to charge
control by a cationic polymer.
[0091]
The cationic polymer is not particularly limited insofar
as the cationic polymer is charged positively in a
predetermined dispersing medium, and a known polymer of the
related art can be used. For example, poly(diallyldimethyl
ammonium chloride) (PDDA), poly
(methacryloyloxyethyl
trimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(acryl amide-co-diallyl
dimethyl ammonium chloride),
poly(dimethyl
amine-co-epichlorohydrin-co-ethylene diamine),
polyethylene imine, ethoxylated polyethylene imine,
poly(amidoamine), poly (methacryloyloxyethyl dimethyl
ammonium chloride), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl
imidazole), poly(vinyl pyridine), poly(vinyl amine),
polyallyl amine and quaternary amine thereof, a polyallyl
amine hydrochloride (PAH), polylysine, polyacryl amide,
polypyrrole, polyaniline, a copolymer containing at least
one type thereof or a polymer in which the type of salt is
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changed, and the like can be used.
[0092]
Poly(dially1 dimethyl ammonium chloride),
poly(methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride),
poly(acryl amide-co-diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride),
poly (dimethyl amine-co-
epichlorohydrin-co-ethylene
diamine), polyethylene imine, ethoxylatedpolyethyleneimine,
poly(amidoamine), poly (methacryloyloxyethyl dimethyl
ammonium chloride), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl
imidazole), poly(vinyl pyridine), or poly(vinyl amine) is
preferably used as the cationic polymer.
[0093]
A molecular weight of the cationic polymer is not
particularly limited, and for example, it is preferable that
a weight average molecular weight is 20,000 to 200,000.
According to the range described above, the effects of the
present invention can be particularly remarkably obtained.
Note that, herein, a value measured by a gel permeation
chromatography (GPC) is adopted as the value of the "weight
average molecular weight".
[0094]
(Cationic Polymer Coated Boron Nitride Particles)
Herein, cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles
are coated particles including boron nitride particles and
a coating layer containing a cationic polymer that covers
the boron nitride particles. Here, the cationic polymer
coated boron nitride particles may be particles in which at
least a part of the boron nitride particles is coated with
the coating layer containing a cationic polymer.
[0095]
Even in a case where the cationic polymer coated boron
nitride particles are cleaned with a solvent (preferably
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water) or in a state in which the boron nitride particles
are dispersed in water, it is preferable that the form as
the cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles can be
maintained.
[0096]
(Average Secondary Particle Size of Cationic Polymer
Coated Boron Nitride Particles)
It is preferable that an average secondary particle size
of the cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles is
less than or equal to 20 pm. According to such a range, it
is possible to further improve the dispersibility at the time
of dispersing the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles in water that is the dispersing medium. Particles
having a small average secondary particle size originally
have a small degree of aggregation and a small variation in
a particle size. In addition, the aggregability of the
particles decreases as the particle size is small . Therefore,
in a case where cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles
having an average secondary particle size of less than or
equal to 20 }mare dispersed in water, it is possible to obtain
a dispersion having higher dispersibility. From the same
viewpoint, the average secondary particle size of the cationic
polymer coated boron nitride particles is more preferably
less than or equal to 15 pm, is even more preferably less
than or equal to 10 pm, and is particularly preferably less
than or equal to 5 pm. In addition, the average secondary
particle size of the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles is not particularly limited, but is preferably
greater than or equal to 0.3 pm. It is difficult to directly
measure an average film thickness of the coating layer, but
the coating layer is considered to be extremely thin, and
thus, the average secondary particle size of the cationic
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polymer coated boron nitride particles mentioned above
corresponds to a preferred average secondary particle size
of the boron nitride particles. From the same viewpoint, the
average secondary particle size of the cationic polymer coated
boron nitride particles is more preferably greater than 0.3
pm, is even more preferably greater than or equal to 0.5 pm,
is still even more preferably greater than 0.5 pm, is
particularly preferably greater than or equal to 1 pm, and
is most preferably greater than 1 pm. Here, the value of the
average secondary particle size of the cationic polymer coated
boron nitride particles can be measured by a scattering
particle size distribution measurement apparatus LA-950
manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd., in a dispersion in which the
cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles are dispersed
in a dispersing medium to have an appropriate concentration
for measurement. Note that, the details of a measurement
method will be described in Examples.
[0097]
Note that, even in the case of using coated particles
other than the cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles ,
in which the layer of the other components is formed on the
surface of the boron nitride particles, as the boron nitride
particles subjected to charge control, it is preferable that
the average secondary particle size is in the range described
above.
[0098]
(Ratio of Average Secondary Particle Size of Cationic
Polymer Coated Boron Nitride Particles to Average Secondary
Particle Size of Boron Nitride Particles)
A ratio of the average secondary particle size of the
cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles (particles
after coating) to the average secondary particle size of the
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boron nitride particles (particles before coating)
(hereinafter, also referred to as a ratio of the average
secondary particle size to the boron nitride particles) is
not particularly limited, but is preferably less than or equal
to 10. According to such a range, the cationic polymer coated
boron nitride particles are generated while high
dispersibility of the boron nitride particles is maintained
at a high level. Accordingly, a dispersion having higher
dispersibility can be obtained at the time of dispersing the
cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles in water.
From the same viewpoint, the ratio of the average secondary
particle size to the boron nitride particles is more preferably
less than or equal to 5, is even more preferably less than
or equal to 3, is still even more preferably less than or
equal to 2, is further even more preferably less than or equal
to 1.6, and is particularly preferably less than or equal
to 1.2. In addition, the ratio of the average secondary
particle size to the boron nitride particles is not
particularly limited, but is preferably greater than or equal
.. to 0.9.
[0099]
Note that, even in the case of using the coated particles
other than the cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles,
in which the layer of the other components is formed on the
surface of the boron nitride particles, as the boron nitride
particles subjected to the charge control, it is preferable
that the ratio of the average secondary particle size to the
boron nitride particles is in the range described above.
[0100]
<Manufacturing Method of Boron Nitride Particles on
which Functional Polymer is Adsorbed>
In one embodiment, a manufacturing method of the boron
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nitride particles on which a functional polymer is adsorbed
includes a preparing step for a water dispersion containing
boron nitride particles of adding a solution containing a
functional polymer to a raw dispersion containing boron
nitride particles, thereby forming the coated boron nitride
particles including the coating layer containing the
functional polymer on a surface of the boron nitride particles
to prepare the water dispersion containing boron nitride
particles.
[0101]
As described above, in the dispersion according to the
present invention, the silicon carbide particles and the boron
nitride particles have charges (zeta potentials) of the same
sign in a condition in which the pH at 25 C is less than or
equal to 7.0, and thus, the dispersibility and the stability
are improved. Accordingly, it is preferable that a cationic
polymer is adsorbed on the boron nitride particles as the
functional polymer . Therefore, hereinafter, amanufacturing
method of boron nitride particles on which a cationic polymer
is adsorbed will be described.
[0102]
The boron nitride particles on which the cationic polymer
is adsorbed (the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles) are not particularly limited, and for example,
a method including step (A) of respectively preparing a raw
dispersion (1) containing the boron nitride particles and
water, and a raw material solution (2) containing a cationic
polymer and water, and step (B) of adding and mixing the raw
material solution (2) to the raw dispersion (1), thereby
forming coated particles including a coating layer containing
a cationic polymer on the surface of the boron nitride particles
is used.
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[0103]
Here, the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles to be manufactured may be manufactured in a state
of being dispersed in water, or may be manufactured through
the subsequent step of removing water. The cationic polymer
coated boron nitride particles manufactured in a state of
being dispersed in water can be used as the water dispersion
containing boron nitride particles in the mixing step
described below.
[0104]
(Step (A))
Step (A) is a step of respectively preparing the raw
dispersion (1) containing the boron nitride particles and
water, and the raw material solution (2) containing the
cationic polymer and water.
[0105]
A preparation method of the raw dispersion (1) containing
the boron nitride particles and water is not particularly
limited. A commercially available product may be used, or
a synthetic product may be used. In a case where the raw
dispersion (1) containing the boron nitride particles and
water is synthesized (prepared) , a known apparatus and a known
method can be used, but there is no particular limitation.
[0106]
The content of the boron nitride particles in the raw
dispersion (1) is not particularly limited, but is preferably
greater than or equal to 8 mass% , and is more preferably greater
than or equal to 10 mass%, with respect to a total mass of
the raw dispersion (1) , from the viewpoint of the productivity.
In addition, the content of the boron nitride particles is
preferably less than or equal to 50 mass%, and is more
preferably less than or equal to 30 mass%, with respect to
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the total mass of the raw dispersion (1) , from the viewpoint
of the dispersibility.
[0107]
Here, the boron nitride particles are not particularly
limited, but it is preferable to maintain a state in which
the silicon carbide particles are dispersed in the dispersing
medium, from the generating of the boron nitride particles
to the preparing of the raw dispersion (1) in step (A) . Then,
it is more preferable to maintain the state in which the boron
nitride particles are dispersed in the dispersing medium,
from the generating of the boron nitride particles to the
coating with the coating layer in step (B) described below.
The state in which the boron nitride particles are dispersed
in the dispersion is maintained from the generating of the
boron nitride particles to the coating with the coating layer,
and thus, it is possible to avoid the aggregation of the boron
nitride particles due to drying. Accordingly, a high level
of dispersibility of the boron nitride particles at a time
point of being generated is maintained even in the state of
the cationic polymer coatedboron nitride particles . For this
reason, it is possible to obtain a dispersion having extremely
high dispersibility at the time of dispersing the cationic
polymer coated boron nitride particles to be manufactured
in water.
[0108]
It is preferable that the raw dispersion (1) contains
water as the dispersing medium. It is preferable that water
is water containing minimum impurities. For example, water
is preferable in which a total content of transition metal
ions is less than or equal to 100 ppb. Here, the purity of
water, for example, can be increased by an operation such
as the removal of impurity ions using an ion exchange resin,
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the removal of foreign substances using a filter, and
distillation. Specifically, it is preferable to use, for
example, deionized water (ion exchange water), pure water,
ultrapure water, distilled water, and the like, as water.
[0109]
A procedure and a method of dispersing the boron nitride
particles in water are not particularly limited, and a known
procedure and a known method can be used.
[0110]
The raw dispersion (1) may contain a dispersing medium
other than water. The dispersing medium other than water may
be a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent in order
to disperse or dissolve each component. In this case,
preferred examples of the organic solvent to be used include
acetone, acetonitrile, ethanol, methanol, isopropanol,
glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and the like,
which are a water-miscible organic solvent. In addition, the
organic solvent may be used without being mixed with water,
and may be mixed with water after each of the components is
dispersed or dissolved. Such organic solvents can be used
singly, or two or more types thereof can be used in combination.
[0111]
Here, the content of water in the raw dispersion (1)
is preferably greater than or equal to 50 mass%, and is more
preferably greater than or equal to 70 mass%, with respect
to a total mass of the raw material dispersing medium (1),
from the viewpoint of allowing the coating of the boron nitride
particles with the cationic polymer to proceed more
excellently.
[0112]
The raw dispersion (1) to be obtained in this step is
not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the pH
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is greater than or equal to 5.0, from the viewpoint of
suppressing electrostatic aggregation.
[0113]
A preparation method of the raw material solution (2)
is not particularly limited, and examples of the preparation
method include a method of adding the cationic polymer to
water, and the like. The content of the cationic polymer in
the raw material solution (2) is not particularly limited,
but is preferably greater than or equal to 10 mass% and less
than or equal to 50 mass%, and is more preferably greater
than or equal to 20 mass% and less than or equal to 40 mass%,
with respect to a total mass of the raw material solution
(2).
[0114]
(Step (B))
Step (B) is a step of adding the raw material solution
(2) and an acid to the raw dispersion (1) prepared in step
(A), thereby forming the coated particles including the
coating layer containing the cationic polymer on the surface
of the boron nitride particles. In step (B), the cationic
polymer coated boron nitride particles in which the cationic
polymer is adsorbed on the surface of the boron nitride
particles are manufactured.
[0115]
A method of adding the raw material solution (2) to the
raw dispersion (1) is not particularly limited, and for example ,
the raw material solution (2) may be added at one time, or
the raw material solution (2) may be gradually added.
[0116]
An addition amount of the raw material solution (2) is
not particularly limited, but the raw material solution (2)
is added such that the cationic polymer is preferably greater
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than or equal to 0.1 parts by mass, is more preferably greater
than or equal to 0.5 parts by mass, and is even more preferably
greater than or equal to 1 part by mass, with respect to 100
parts by mass of the boron nitride particles. This is because
in a case where the addition amount of the raw material solution
(2) is in the range, it is possible to sufficiently cover
the boron nitride particles with the cationic polymer, and
to perform charge control such that a desired zeta potential
can be obtained. In addition, the addition amount of the raw
material solution (2) is not particularly limited, but the
raw material solution (2) is added such that the cationic
polymer is preferably less than or equal to 80 parts by mass,
is more preferably less than or equal to 40 parts by mass,
and is even more preferably less than or equal to 10 parts
by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the boron nitride
particles. This is because in a case where coating proceeds
to some extent, an effect to be obtained by the coating becomes
constant, and thus, the economic efficiency and the production
efficiency are improved by setting the addition amount of
the raw material solution (2) to be less than or equal to
a predetermined amount.
[0117]
In this stage, it is preferable to add the raw material
solution (2) to the raw dispersion (1) , and to allow a reaction
to proceed by stirring. A reaction time is not particularly
limited, but is preferably longer than or equal to 1 minute.
This is because in a case where the reaction time is in the
range, it is possible to more sufficiently cover the boron
nitride particles with the cationic polymer, and to perform
charge control such that a desired zeta potential can be
obtained. In addition, in the manufacturing of the dispersion
for a silicon carbide sinteredbody, in a case where the silicon
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carbide particles and the cationic polymer coated boron
nitride particles are dispersed in water, the aggregation
in the dispersion is less likely to occur, and a dispersion
having high dispersibility can be obtained. From the same
viewpoint, the reaction time is preferably longer than or
equal to 30 minutes, is more preferably longer than or equal
to 50 minutes, and is even more preferably longer than or
equal to 60 minutes. In addition, it is preferable that the
reaction time in this stage is shorter than or equal to 200
minutes. This is because in a case where coating proceeds
to some extent, an effect to be obtained by the coating becomes
constant, and thus, in a case where the reaction time is in
such a range, the economic efficiency and the production
efficiency are further improved. From the same viewpoint,
the reaction time is preferably shorter than or equal to 150
minutes, is more preferably shorter than or equal to 120 minutes ,
and is even more preferably shorter than or equal to 90 minutes.
[0118]
The pH in this stage is not particularly limited, but
it is preferable that the pH is 5 . 0 to 11 . 0, from the viewpoint
of suppressing electrostatic repulsion with the functional
polymer.
[0119]
It is possible to obtain a dispersion containing the
cationic polymer coated boron nitride particles and the
dispersing medium through step (B). That is, it is possible
to manufacture the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles in a state of being dispersed in the dispersing
medium.
[0120]
(Other Steps)
In a manufacturing method of the cationic polymer coated
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boron nitride particles, other steps in addition to step (A)
and step (B) may be further included, and in step (A) and
step (B) , stages according to other operations may be further
included.
[0121]
Note that, it is possible to confirmthat theboronnitride
particles are coated with the cationic polymer by measuring
a zeta potential of the cationic polymer coated boron nitride
particles.
[0122]
<Isoelectric Point of Boron Nitride Particles>
The boron nitride particles (in the case of being
subjected to charge control, the boron nitride particles
subjected to charge control) are not particularly limited
insofar as the boron nitride particles have charges of the
same sign as that of the silicon carbide particles, but the
pH at an isoelectric point is preferably greater than or equal
to 5. Accordingly, in the dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body containing the silicon carbide particles and
the boron nitride particles, the aggregation is less likely
to occur, and excellent dispersibility is maintained.
Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a dispersion having
high dispersibility. From the same viewpoint, it is more
preferable that the pH at the isoelectric point of the boron
nitride particles is greater than or equal to 5 and less than
or equal to 11.
[0123]
Here, it is preferable that the absolute value of a
difference between the pH at the isoelectric point of the
boron nitride particles and the pH at the isoelectric point
of the silicon carbide particles is smaller, and the absolute
value of the difference is preferably less than or equal to
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2, is more preferably less than or equal to 1.5, and is even
more preferably less than or equal to 1 (a lower limit of
0). This is because the aggregation of the particles having
close pH at the isoelectric point is less likely to occur.
[0124]
<Zeta Potential of Boron Nitride Particles in Dispersion
for Silicon Carbide Sintered Body>
A zeta potential of the boron nitride particles (in the
case of being subjected to charge control, the boron nitride
particles subjected to charge control) in the dispersion for
a silicon carbide sintered body is not particularly limited
insofar as the zeta potential has the same sign as that of
the silicon carbide particles, but the absolute value is
preferably greater than or equal to 10 mV, and is more
preferably greater than or equal to +10 mV, from the viewpoint
of improving the dispersibility. An upper limit value of the
zeta potential of the boron nitride particles in the dispersion
for a silicon carbide sintered body is not particularly limited,
but substantially, the absolute value is less than or equal
to 50 mV, and for example, is less than or equal to +50 mV.
[0125]
<Content of Boron Nitride Particles in Dispersion for
Silicon Carbide Sintered Body>
A lower limit of the content of the boron nitride particles
(in the case of being subjected to charge control, the boron
nitride particles subjected to charge control) in the
dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body according to
the present invention is preferably greater than or equal
to 0.1 mass%, is more preferably greater than or equal to
0.3 mass%, is even more preferably greater than or equal to
0.5 mass%, and is most preferably greater than or equal to
1 mass%. In addition, an upper limit of the content of the
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boron nitride particles in the dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body is preferably less than or equal to 50 mass%,
is more preferably less than or equal to 40 mass%, is even
more preferably less than or equal to 30 mass%, and is most
preferably less than or equal to 20 mass% . According to such
a range, the stability and the handleability of the dispersion
are improved. In addition, it is possible to obtain a high
quality silicon carbide sintered body.
[0126]
(Resin Having Hydroxyl Group)
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) , polyvinyl butyral (PVB) , a
glyoxal resin, an acrylic resin, a phenol resin, hydroxyl
group-containing polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) , hydroxyl
group-containing polyester, hydroxyl group-containing
silicone, or a hydroxyl group-containing polycarboxylic acid
are preferably used as the resin having a hydroxyl group,
but the resin having a hydroxyl group is not limited thereto.
In particular, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl butyral
(PVB) are preferable from the viewpoint of the ease of handling
and the ease of viscosity adjustment. The dispersion
according to the present invention uses the resin having a
hydroxyl group, and thus, it is possible to obtain excellent
dispersibility and high temporal stability in a condition
in which the pH is less than or equal to 7Ø
[0127]
A molecular weight of the resin having a hydroxyl group
is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that a weight
average molecular weight is 500 to 500000, from the viewpoint
of the ease of handling and the ease of viscosity adjustment.
According to the range described above, the effects of the
present invention can be particularly remarkably obtained.
Note that, herein, a value measured by a gel permeation
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chromatography (GPC) is adopted as the value of the "weight
average molecular weight".
[0128]
A lower limit of the content of the resin having a hydroxyl
group in the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body
is not particularly limited, but is preferably greater than
or equal to 0.1 mass%, is more preferably greater than or
equal to 0.5 mass%, and is even more preferably greater than
or equal to 1 mass% . In addition, an upper limit of the content
of the resin having a hydroxyl group in the dispersion for
a silicon carbide sintered body is preferably less than or
equal to 40 mass%, is more preferably less than or equal to
30 mass%, and is even more preferably less than or equal to
mass%. According to such a range, the stability and the
15 handleability of the dispersion are improved. In addition,
it is possible to obtain ahighqualitysilicon carbide sintered
body.
[0129]
Note that, herein, the resin having a hydroxyl group
20 is handled as being different from the cationic polymer that
is used in the charge control of the boron nitride particles.
[0130]
(Aqueous Solution Containing Resin Having Hydroxyl
Group)
A manufacturing method of the aqueous solution
containing the resin having a hydroxyl group, that is, a
procedure and a method of dissolving the resin having a hydroxyl
group in a solvent containing water are not particularly
limited, and a known procedure and a known method of the related
art can be used.
[0131]
It is preferable that water that is used in the
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manufacturing method of the aqueous solution containing the
resin having a hydroxyl group is water containing minimum
impurities. For example, water is preferable in which a total
content of transition metal ions is less than or equal to
100 ppb. Here, the purity of water, for example, can be
increased by an operation such as the removal of impurity
ions using an ion exchange resin, the removal of foreign
substances using a filter, and distillation. Specifically,
it is preferable to use, for example, deionized water (ion
exchange water) , pure water, ultrapure water, distilled water,
and the like, as water.
[0132]
(Dispersing Medium/Solvent)
The water dispersion containing silicon carbide
particles, the water dispersion containing boron nitride
particles, and the aqueous solution containing the resin
having a hydroxyl group, described above, contain water as
a dispersing medium or a solvent. The dispersing medium or
the solvent has a function of dispersing or dissolving each
component. It is preferable that the dispersing medium or
the solvent is only water . In addition, the dispersing medium
or the solvent may further contain an organic solvent in order
to disperse or dissolve each of the components. In this case,
preferred examples of the organic solvent to be used include
acetone, acetonitrile, ethanol, methanol, isopropanol,
glycerin, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, and the like,
which are a water-miscible organic solvent. The dispersing
medium or the solvent maybe a mixture of water and the organic
solvent. In addition, the organic solvent may be used without
being mixed with water, and may be mixed with water after
each of the components is dispersed or dissolved . Such organic
solvents can be used singly, or two or more types thereof
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can be used in combination.
[0133]
Water containing minimum impurities is preferable as
water. For example, water is preferable in which a total
content of transition metal ions is less than or equal to
100 ppb. Here, the purity of water, for example, can be
increased by an operation such as the removal of impurity
ions using an ion exchange resin, the removal of foreign
substances using a filter, and distillation. Specifically,
it is preferable to use, for example, deionized water (ion
exchange water) , pure water, ultrapure water, distilled water,
and the like, as water.
[0134]
<Other Components>
The dispersion according to one aspect of the present
invention and the dispersion to be manufactured by the
manufacturing method of present invention may contain other
components unless the effects of the present invention are
impaired. The other components are not particularly limited,
and an antifoaming agent, a plasticizer, and the like can
be used.
[0135]
(Plasticizer)
The plasticizer is not particularly limited, and a
water-soluble plasticizer such as polyethylene glycol and
glycerin can be used, or a phthalate ester-based plasticizer
such as dibutyl phthalate, or the like can be used as a type
of plasticizer that is insoluble in water and transitions
into emulsion.
[0136]
The content of the plasticizer in the dispersion for
a silicon carbide sintered body is not particularly limited,
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but a lower limit of the content of the plasticizer is
preferably greater than or equal to 0.1 mass%, is more
preferably greater than or equal to 0.5 mass%, and is even
more preferably greater than or equal to 1 mass% . In addition,
an upper limit of the content of the plasticizer in the
dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body is preferably
less than or equal to 30 mass%, is more preferably less than
or equal to 20 mass%, and is even more preferably less than
or equal to 10 mass% . According to such a range, the stability
and the handleability of the dispersion are improved. In
addition, it is possible to obtain a high quality silicon
carbide sintered body.
[0137]
(Antifoaming Agent)
The antifoaming agent is not particularly limited, and
a silicone-based antifoaming agent, an aliphatic acid, higher
alcohol, a polyalkylene derivative, a polyether derivative,
and the like can be used.
[0138]
The content of the antifoaming agent in the dispersion
for a silicon carbide sintered body is not particularly limited,
but a lower limit of the content of the antifoaming agent
is preferably greater than or equal to 0.005 mass%, is more
preferably greater than or equal to 0.01 mass%, and is even
more preferably greater than or equal to 0.05 mass%. In
addition, an upper limit of the content of the antifoaming
agent in the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body
is preferably less than or equal to 30 mass% , is more preferably
less than or equal to 20 mass%, and is even more preferably
less than or equal to 10 mass%. According to such a range,
the stability and the handleability of the dispersion are
improved. In addition, it is possible to obtain a high quality
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silicon carbide sintered body.
[0139]
(pH)
The pH of the dispersion according to one aspect of the
present invention is not particularly limited insofar as the
pH at 25 C is less than or equal to 7.0, but is preferably
in a range of 2.0 to 7.0, from the viewpoint of having high
dispersibility.
[0140]
A pH adjusting agent for attaining the pH described above
is not particularly limited, and a known pH adjusting agent
that is capable of attaining desired pH can be suitably used.
For example, it is preferable to use a known acid, a known
base, a known salt, known amine, a known chelating agent,
and the like.
[0141]
(Viscosity)
The viscosity of the dispersion according to one aspect
of the present invention is not particularly limited, but
the viscosity of the dispersion at 25 C immediately after
being prepared is preferably 0.5 Pas to 100 Pas, and is
more preferably 1 Pas to 50 Pas, from the viewpoint of
increasing the dispersibility and the stability. In addition,
it is preferable that the viscosity of the dispersion does
not vary over time. Specifically, the viscosity of the
dispersion after being stored at 25 C for 7 days preferably
falls within 20%, and more preferably falls within 10%,
with respect to the viscosity of the dispersion immediately
after being prepared. Note that, the viscosity of the
dispersion can be measured by a method described in Examples
described below.
[0142]
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(Manufacturing Method of Dispersion for Silicon Carbide
Sintered Body)
<Mixing Step>
The manufacturing method of the present invention
includes the mixing step of mixing the water dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles, the water dispersion
containing boron nitride particles, and the aqueous solution
containing the resin having a hydroxyl group.
[0143]
In a preferred embodiment, the manufacturing method of
the present invention further includes, before the mixing
step, at least one of: a preparing step for a water dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles of adding a charge
control agent and an acid to a raw dispersion containing silicon
carbide particles such that pH is in a range of greater than
or equal to 9.0 and less than or equal to 12.0, thereby forming
coated silicon carbide particles including a coating layer
containing a charge control component on a surface of the
silicon carbide particles to prepare a water dispersion
containing silicon carbide particles; and a preparing step
for a water dispersion containing boron nitride particles
of adding a solution containing a functional polymer to a
raw dispersion containing boron nitride particles, thereby
forming coated boron nitride particles including a coating
layer containing the functional polymer on a surface of the
boron nitride particles to prepare a water dispersion
containing boron nitride particles.
[0144]
A method of mixing the water dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles, the water dispersion containing
boron nitride particles, and the aqueous solution containing
the resin having a hydroxyl group is not particularly limited,
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and for example, preferably includes step (1) of respectively
preparing a water dispersion containing silicon carbide
particles (a first liquid), a water dispersion containing
boron nitride particles having charges of the same sign as
that of the silicon carbide particles (a second liquid), and
an aqueous solution of a resin having a hydroxyl group (a
third liquid), step (2) of kneading the first liquid and the
second liquid, and step (3) of adding the third liquid to
a mixed liquid obtained in step (2) and further kneading the
resultant mixture. In general, the viscosity of the third
liquid that is the aqueous solution containing the resin having
a hydroxyl group is higher than that of the first liquid and
the second liquid, and thus, it is preferable that the first
liquid and the second liquid are kneaded in advance, and then,
the third liquid is added since the dispersibility of the
silicon carbide particles and the boron nitride particles
is further improved.
[0145]
(Step (1))
In (step (1)), the water dispersion containing silicon
carbide particles (the first liquid), the water dispersion
containing boron nitride particles having charges of the same
sign as that of the silicon carbide particles (the second
liquid) , and the aqueous solution of the resin having a hydroxyl
group (the third liquid) are respectively prepared.
[0146]
A preparation method of the water dispersion containing
silicon carbide particles (the first liquid) is not
particularly limited. A commercially available product may
be used, or a synthetic product may be used, as the water
dispersion containing silicon carbide particles. The water
dispersion containing silicon carbide particles may be
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prepared by using the water dispersion containing silicon
carbide particles that are obtained by the method described
in <Manufacturing Method of Coated Silicon Carbide Particles
Including Coating Layer Containing Charge Control Component> .
At this time, it is preferable to adjust the pH of the water
dispersion (the first liquid) such that the pH of the final
dispersion has a desired value of less than or equal to 7Ø
For example, it is possible to adjust the pH of the water
dispersion after the coating layer is formed on the silicon
carbide particles by the method described above to desired
pH by using an acid or an alkali. In addition, as necessary,
it is preferable to adjust the concentration of the silicon
carbide particles in the first liquid to be 40 mass% to 60
mass% by a method such as water addition or condensation.
[0147]
A preparation method of the water dispersion containing
boron nitride particles (the second liquid) is not
particularly limited. A commercially available product may
be used, or a synthetic product may be used, as the water
dispersion containing boron nitride particles. The water
dispersion containing boron nitride particles may be prepared
by using the water dispersion containing boron nitride
particles that are obtained by the method described in
<Manufacturing Method of Boron Nitride Particles on which
Functional Polymer is Adsorbed>. At this time, it is
preferable to adjust the pH of the water dispersion (the second
liquid) such that the pH of the final dispersion has a desired
value of less than or equal to 7Ø For example, it is possible
to adjust the pH of the water dispersion after the functional
polymer is adsorbed on the boron nitride particles by the
method described above to desired pH by using an acid or an
alkali. In addition, as necessary, it is preferable to adjust
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the concentration of the boron nitride particles in the second
liquid to be 8 mass% to 50 mass% by a method such as water
addition or condensation.
[0148]
A preparation method of the aqueous solution of the resin
having a hydroxyl group (third liquid) is not also particularly
limited. At this time, it is preferable to adjust the pH of
the aqueous solution (the third liquid) such that the pH of
the final dispersion has a desired value of less than or equal
to 7Ø The concentration of the resin having a hydroxyl group
in the third liquid is not particularly limited, and for example,
it is preferable to adjust the concentration to be 5 mass%
to 40 mass%.
[0149]
A specific form of water that is used as the dispersing
medium/solvent at the time of preparing the first liquid,
the second liquid, and the third liquid, and an acid that
is used for adjusting the pH are as described above.
[0150]
(Step (2) )
In step (2) , the first liquid and the second liquid,
prepared as described above, are kneaded. Amethod of kneading
the first liquid and the second liquid is not particularly
limited. At this time, as necessary, other components such
as a plasticizer and an antifoaming agent may be further added
and mixed.
[0151]
A kneading means is not particularly limited, and for
example, a known kneading stirring machine of the related
art, such as a planetary centrifugal mixer and a planetary
mixer, can be used. A kneading time, for example, is
approximately 5 minutes to 30 minutes. At this time, it is
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preferable to perform kneading under vacuum, from the
viewpoint of preventing air bubbles from being generated
during the kneading.
[0152]
(Step (3))
Instep (3), the third liquid prepared as described above
is added to the mixed liquid obtained in step (2), and is
further kneaded.
[0153]
A method of adding and mixing the third liquid is not
particularly limited. In addition, a kneading method is not
also particularly limited, and for example, a known kneading
stirring machine of the related art, such as a planetary
centrifugal mixer and a planetary mixer, can be used. A
kneading time, for example, is approximately 5 minutes to
60minutes. At this time, it is preferable to perform kneading
under vacuum, from the viewpoint of preventing air bubbles
from being generated during the kneading.
[0154]
(Green Sheet for Silicon Carbide Sintered Body)
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a
green sheet fora silicon carbide sintered body that is formed
by using the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body
described above. In addition, another embodiment of the
present invention relates to a manufacturing method of the
green sheet for a silicon carbide sintered body including
a step of obtaining a dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered
bodyby the manufacturingmethod of the dispersion for a silicon
carbide sintered body, and applying the dispersion for a
silicon carbide sintered body to a base material. The
dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body according to
the present invention, and the dispersion for a silicon carbide
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sintered body obtained by the manufacturing method of the
present invention are excellent in the dispersibility of the
silicon carbide particles and the boron nitride particles,
and have high stability. For this reason, in the green sheet
using the above, the silicon carbide particles and the boron
nitride particles homogeneously exist at a high density, the
resin is less likely to be separated, and the number of air
gaps is small. For this reason, it is possible to manufacture
a silicon carbide sintered body having a high strength.
[0155]
A preparation method of the green sheet is not
particularly limited, and for example, a method of forming
a sheet by applying the dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body described above to a base material can be used.
[0156]
The base material is not particularly limited, and for
example, a polyolefin film (polyethylene, polypropylene, and
the like) , a polyester film (polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ,
polyethylene naphthalate, and the like) , and a resin film
such as polyvinyl chloride can be preferably used.
[0157]
The thickness of the base material is not particularly
limited, and for example, is 10 pm to 300 pm, and is preferably
20 pm to 150 pm.
[0158]
A coating method of the dispersion for a silicon carbide
sintered body is not particularly limited, and any known method
can be used, and for example, a bar coating method, a die
coater method, a comma coating method, a gravure roll coater
method, a blade coater method, a spray coater method, an air
knife coating method, a dip coating method, a transfer method,
and the like can be used.
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[0159]
The thickness of a layer that is obtained by being coated
with the dispersion for a silicon carbide sintered body is
not particularly limited, but is preferably 100 pm to 2000
pm, from the viewpoint of the productivity and crack
suppression.
[0160]
(Prepreg Material for Silicon Carbide Sintered Body)
One embodiment of the present invention is a prepreg
material for a silicon carbide sintered body that is formed
from the green sheet for a silicon carbide sintered body
described above. Another embodiment of the present invention
relates to a manufacturing method of the prepreg material
for a silicon carbide sintered body including a step of
obtaining a green sheet for a silicon carbide sintered body
by the manufacturing method of the green sheet for a silicon
carbide sintered body, and laminating the green sheet for
a silicon carbide sintered body on a fiber base material.
[0161]
The prepreg material is a composite material in a
semi-cured state, which is prepared by impregnating a
dispersion containing a resin in a fiber base material such
as a glass cloth, a silicon carbide fiber, and a carbon fiber,
and by performing drying.
[0162]
In a general preparation method, the prepreg material
is manufactured by impregnating a dispersion in a fiber base
material, and by evaporating a solvent in a drying step to
be removed. The impregnation can be performed by immersing,
coating, or the like, and as necessary, can also be repeated
a plurality of times.
[0163]
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Alternatively, the prepreg material can be manufactured
by laminating a sheet-shaped green sheet on a fiber base
material. In addition, such a method and the method of
impregnating the dispersion in the fiber base material are
combined, and thus, the prepreg material can also be
manufactured.
[0164]
The prepreg material of this embodiment can be a silicon
carbide sintered body by being sintered, and can be used as
a silicon carbide fiber-reinforced silicon carbide composite
material (a silicon carbide/silicon carbide composite
material) . The silicon carbide/silicon carbide composite
material has excellent physical properties such as
lightweight, high thermal resistance, a high hardness, and
high fracture toughness, and can be used as a material having
thermal resistance and environment resistance.
Examples
[0165]
The present invention will be described in more detail
by using Examples and Comparative Examples described below.
However, the technical scope of the present invention is not
limited only to Examples described below. Note that, unless
stated otherwise, "%" and "parts" indicate "mass%" and "parts
by mass", respectively. In addition,
in Examples and
Comparative Examples describedbelow, unless stated otherwise,
the operation was performed in a condition of a room temperature
(25 C) /relative humidity of 40%RH to 50%RH.
[0166]
[Example 1]
[Preparation of Water Dispersion of Silicon Carbide
(SiC) Particles (First Liquid) ]
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20 mass% of a water dispersion of silicon carbide
particles (GC#40000, an average secondary particle size of
0.36 pm, manufactured by F1JJIMI INCORPORATED, a powder) was
prepared, and 1 M of an aqueous solution of NaOH was added
such that pH was 10Ø Then, 30 mass% of a water dispersion
of sodium aluminate was prepared, the water dispersion of
sodium aluminate in which the amount of sodium aluminate was
50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the
silicon carbide particles, and 9.9 mass% of a nitric acid
were added for 45 minutes while being stirred such that pH
of 9.0 to 11.0 was retained. After that, stirring was further
performed for 45 minutes, and then, 9.9 mass% of a nitric
acid was added such that pH was 10.5, and thus, a water
dispersion containing the silicon carbide particles coated
with aluminum hydroxide was prepared. After that, 9.9 mass%
of a nitric acid was added such that pH was 3.0, and condensation
was performed by suction filtration, and thus, a water
dispersion in which the concentration of aluminum hydroxide
coated silicon carbide particles was 50 mass% (a first liquid)
was obtained.
[0167]
[Preparation of Water Dispersion of Boron Nitride (BN)
Particles (Second Liquid) ]
35 mass% of an aqueous solution of poly (diallyl dimethyl
ammonium chloride) (PDDA, manufacturedby Sigma-Aldrich Japan
K.K.) was added to 20 mass% of a water dispersion of boron
nitride particles having an average secondary particle size
of 3.07 pm such that PDDA was 2.0 parts by mass with respect
to 100 parts by mass of the boron nitride particles, and thus,
a dispersion containing the boron nitride particles coated
with PDDA was prepared. After that, 9.9 mass% of a nitric
acid was added such that pH was 3Ø As described above, a
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second liquid was obtained.
[0168]
Note that, a change in a zeta potential of the boron
nitride particles due to the addition of PDDA was observed,
and thus, it was confirmed that the coating of PDDA proceeded.
[0169]
[Preparation of Aqueous Solution of Resin Having
Hydroxyl Group (Third Liquid) I
9.9 mass% of a nitric acid was added to 20 mass% of an
aqueous solution of PVB (polyvinyl butyral, Product Name:
KW-1, manufactured by SEKISIJI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.) such that
pH was 3Ø As described above, a third liquid was obtained.
[0170]
[Preparation of Dispersion]
The second liquid and glycerin (manufactured by Wako
Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) that is a plasticizer were
added to the first liquid obtained as described above, and
were kneaded for 15 minutes under vacuum (HIVIS MIX 2P-03
Type, manufactured by PRIMIX Corporation, was used) . After
that, the third liquid was put and kneaded for 30 minutes
under vacuum, and thus, a dispersion of Example 1 was obtained.
A mixing mass ratio of the dispersion that is finally obtained
is Silicon Carbide Particles : Boron Nitride Particles : Resin :
Plasticizer: Water of 3 :2 : 3 : 1 : 25. The pH of the obtained
dispersion was measured by a pH meter (Model Number: F-71)
manufactured by HORIBA, Ltd.
[0171]
[Example 2]
A dispersion of Example 2 was prepared as with Example
1 except that the first liquid, the second liquid, and the
third liquid were respectively adjusted such that pH was 5Ø
[0172]
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[Example 3]
A dispersion of Example 3 was prepared as with Example
1 except that the first liquid, the second liquid, and the
third liquid were respectively adjusted such that pH was 7Ø
[0173]
[Example 4]
A dispersion of Example 4 was prepared as with Example
1 except that 9.9 mass% of a nitric acid in each preparation
of the first liquid, the second liquid, and the third liquid
was changed to 9.9 mass% of a hydrochloric acid.
[0174]
[Example 5]
A dispersion of Example 5 was prepared as with Example
2 except that 20 mass% of the aqueous solution of PVB in the
third liquidwas changed to an aqueous solution that was diluted
such that PVA (polyvinyl alcohol, Product Name: PVA-124,
manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) was 16 mass%.
[0175]
[Comparative Example 1]
A dispersion of Comparative Example 1 was prepared as
with Example 2 except that 50 mass% of a water dispersion
obtainedby condensing 20 mass% of a water dispersion of silicon
carbide particles (GC#40000, an average secondary particle
size of 0 . 36 pm, manufacturedbyFUJIMI INCORPORATED, apowder)
with suction filtration was used as the first liquid, and
20 mass% of a water dispersion of boron nitride particles
was used as the second liquid.
[0176]
[Comparative Example 2]
A dispersion of Comparative Example 2 was prepared as
with Comparative Example 1 except that the first liquid, the
second liquid, and the third liquidwere respectively adjusted
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such that pH was 9Ø
[0177]
[Comparative Example 3]
A dispersion of Comparative Example 3 was prepared as
with Example 3 except that 20 mass% of a water dispersion
of boron nitride particles was used as the second liquid.
[0178]
[Comparative Example 4]
A dispersion of Comparative Example 4 was prepared as
with Example 3 except that 50 mass% of a water dispersion
obtainedby condensing 20 mass% of a water dispersion of silicon
carbide particles (GC#40000, an average secondary particle
size of 0.36pm, manufactured by FLU= INCORPORATED, a powder)
with suction filtration was used as the first liquid.
[0179]
[Comparative Example 5]
A dispersion of Comparative Example 5 was prepared as
with Example 1 except that the first liquid, the second liquid,
and the third liquid were respectively adjusted such that
pH was 10Ø
[0180]
Note that, in each of Examples and Comparative Examples,
in a case where the water dispersion (the first liquid, the
second liquid, and the third liquid) was adjusted to an acidic
side, 9.9 mass% of a nitric acid (in Example 4, 9.9 mass%
of a hydrochloric acid) was used, and in a case where the
water dispersion was adjusted to an alkaline side, 1 M of
an aqueous solution of NaOH was used.
[0181]
(Composition and Structure Analysis)
Approximately 2 mL of the water dispersion of the silicon
carbide particles (the first liquid) , used in each of Examples
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and Comparative Examples, was sampled, and was dropped onto
a filter (Nuclepore of 5 pm) (manufactured by Whatman, Inc.) .
Subsequently, suction filtration was performed, and after
that, the powder on the filter was washed by using 10 mL of
pure water, and the silicon carbide particles were dried.
Then, the silicon carbide particles after being dried were
sampled on a Si wafer, and SEM (Scanning Electron
Microscope)-EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy)
observation was performed by using a scanning electron
microscope S1J-8000 manufacturedbyHitachi High-Technologies
Corporation.
[0182]
In addition, the silicon carbide particles after being
dried were sampled on a carbon tape, and EELS (Electron Energy
Loss Spectroscopy) analysis was performed by using TITAN
80-300 manufactured by FEI Company.
[0183]
Here, in the SEM-EDX observation of the silicon carbide
particles, when C, Al, and 0 were selected as an observation
target element, in a case where an EDX spectrum of Al was
observed and where it can be confirmed that a position in
which an EDX spectrum of C, Al, and 0 was observed definitely
corresponds to a position in which a particle is observed
in an SEM observation image, it was judged that the silicon
carbide particles were coated with a component containing
Al and 0.
[0184]
In addition, in the EELS analysis of the silicon carbide
particles, in a case where it can be confirmed that the observed
EELS spectrum has a spectrum shape unique to an EELS standard
spectrum of aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)3) (a shape different
from the spectrum of Al and other compounds containing Al
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and 0) , it is possible to judge that the component containing
Al and 0 contains Al(OH)3.
[0185]
As result of performing the analysis described above,
it was confirmed that the silicon carbide particles used in
Examples 1 to 5, Comparative Example 3, and Comparative Example
5 all contained Al(OH)3 as a coating layer.
[0186]
(Zeta Potential Measurement)
The water dispersion of the silicon carbide particles
(the first liquid) andthewater dispersion of the boron nitride
particles (the second liquid), used in each of Examples and
Comparative Examples, were respectively diluted with pure
water, and by using 0.01 M to 0.1 M of NaOH and HC1 as a pH
adjusting agent, a zeta potential measurement liquid having
arbitrary pH was prepared. That is, the pH of the zeta
potential measurement liquid was adjusted to be the pH of
the dispersion to be finally obtained by mixing the first
liquid, the second liquid, and the third liquid in each of
Examples and Comparative Examples. Here, the pH was measured
at 25 C by a pH meter (Model Number: F-71) manufactured by
HORIBA, Ltd.
[0187]
A zeta potential was measured by a zeta potential
measurement apparatus (Product Name: "Zetasizer nano ZSP")
manufactured by Malvern Instruments Limited. Here, the zeta
potential was measured by using a refractive index of 1.760
and an absorption rate of 0.300, which are a representative
value of general alumina, by using a refractive index of 2.170
and an absorption rate of 0.720 as a representative value
of boron nitride, and by using a refractive index of 2.650
and an absorption rate of 0.900 as a representative value
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of silicon carbide, as a measurement particle condition.
[0188]
The zeta potentials of the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles are shown in Table 2 described
below. In a case where the zeta potentials of the silicon
carbide particles and the boron nitride particles have the
same sign, excellent dispersibility can be obtained. Note
that, determination criteria for the dispersibility of the
particles in Table 2 are as follows.
[0189]
C): the zeta potentials of the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles have the same sign, and
X: the zeta potentials of the silicon carbide particles
and the boron nitride particles have different signs.
[0190]
In addition, in pH that is an isoelectric point of the
silicon carbide particles and the boron nitride particles
(pH at an isoelectric point), a sample having pH with 1.0
increments from pH 3.0 to pH 10.0 was prepared as the zeta
potential measurement liquid, the pH of the zeta potential
measurement liquid having pH with 1.0 increments from pH 3.0
to pH 10.0 described above was measured, and the pH at the
isoelectric point was calculated by the equation described
above from the pH before and after the sign of the zeta potential
was changed and the zeta potential at the pH before and after
the sign of the zeta potential was changed.
[0191]
The value of the pH that is the isoelectric point of
the silicon carbide particles used in each of Examples and
Comparative Examples was 5.0 in silicon carbide particles
not subj ected to charge control, and was 8.6 in silicon carbide
particles coated with aluminum hydroxide. In addition, the
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pH that is the isoelectric point of the boron nitride particles
was 4.6 in boron nitride particles not subjected to charge
control, and was 8.0 in boron nitride particles coated with
PDDA.
[0192]
(Average Secondary Particle Size)
An average secondary particle size of the silicon carbide
particles was measured by a scattering particle size
distribution measurement apparatus LA-950 manufactured by
HORIBA, Ltd. In the silicon carbide particles, the
measurement was performed by using 10 mass% of a water
dispersion of silicon carbide particles obtained by diluting
the water dispersion of the silicon carbide particles (the
first liquid) , used in each of Examples and Comparative
Examples. The average secondary particle size of the silicon
carbide particles coated with aluminum hydroxide was 0.42
pm.
[0193]
In the boron nitride particles, the measurement was also
performed by using 10 mass% of a water dispersion of boron
nitride particles obtained by diluting the water dispersion
of the boron nitride particles (the second liquid) , used in
each of Examples and Comparative Examples.
[0194]
The average secondary particle size of the boron nitride
particles coated with PDDA was 3.06 pm.
[0195]
(Evaluation of Viscosity of Dispersion)
The viscosity of the dispersion obtained in each of
Examples and Comparative Examples was measured, after lightly
stirring the dispersion with the hand, by using a TVB1OH type
viscosity meter manufactured by Toki Sangyo Co., Ltd. in a
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condition of 1.0 rpm. In addition, an environmental
temperature during the measurement was set to 25 C. The
viscosity immediately after the dispersion was prepared and
after the dispersion was stored at 25 C for 7 days was measured.
As criteria for the temporal stability, a case where the
viscosity after 7 days falls within 20% with respect to the
viscosity immediately after the dispersion is prepared is
considered as practicable.
[0196]
C): the viscosity after 7 days is within 20% with respect
to the viscosity immediately after the dispersion is prepared,
and
X: the viscosity after 7 days is greater than 20% with
respect to the viscosity immediately after the dispersion
is prepared.
[0197]
Results are shown in Tables 1 and 2 described below.
[0198]
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[Table 1]
Table 1
SIC particles
BN particles
Average
Average
pH at
pH at
Charge secondary Charge
secondary
Coating layer isoelectric
Coating layer isoelectric
control particle size control
particle size
point
point
(1m)
(1m)
Example 1 Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Example 2 Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Example 3 Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Example 4 Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Example 5 Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Comparative
P
Absent - 5.0 0.36 Absent
4.6 3.07
Example 1
0
w
0
Comparative
w
Absent - 5.0 0.36 Absent
4.6 3.07 a.
a.
Example 2
w
0
Comparative
Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Absent
4.6 3.07 0
Example 3
I.,
0
1
Comparative
0
Absent - 5.0 0.36 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06 w
1
Example 4
r
m
Comparative
Present Al (OH)3 8.6 0.42 Present
PDDA 8.0 3.06
Example 5
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[0199]
[Table 2]
Table 2
Charge control of Temporal stability of viscosity
of
Dispersibilityofparticles (SiCandBN)
particles
dispersion
Viscosity of dispersion
Resin pH Zeta potential
(mV)
SIC BN Determination
(Pas)
Determination
After 7
SiC BN
Initial stage
days
_
Example 1 Present Present PVB 3.0 +35.3 +40.5
0 2 2 0
_
Example 2 Present Present PVB 5.0 +30.3 +25.3
0 3 3 0 _
P
Example 3 Present Present PVB 7.0 +22.6 +10.5
0 4 4 0 _ 0
Example 4 Present Present PVB 3.0 +36.5 +40.5
0 2 2 0 w
0
w
Example 5 Present Present PVA 5.0 +30.3 +25.3
0 45 48 0 a.
_ a.
Comparative
w
0
Absent Absent PVB 5.0 +0.9 -10.4
X 17 14 0
Example 1
I.,
0
_ I.,
Comparative
0
1 Absent Absent PVB 9.0 -47.7 -42.8 0 549
78 X
Example 2
m
_ 1
Comparative
r
Present Absent PVB 7.0 +22.6 -28.3
X 4 4 0 m
Example 3
_
Comparative
Absent Present PVB 7.0 -27.1 +10.5
X 4 4 0
Example 4
Greater than
Comparative
Present Present PVB 10.0 -29.8 -38.6
0 or equal to 962 X
Example 5
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[0200]
From the results of Table 2, it was confirmed that in
the dispersion prepared in Examples 1 to 5, the dispersibility
was excellent. In addition, the stability of the viscosity
was excellent. On the other hand, it was confirmed that in
the dispersion of Comparative Examples 1, 3, and 4 in which
the silicon carbide particles and the boron nitride particles
had charges of different signs, sufficient dispersibility
was not obtained. In addition, in the dispersion of
Comparative Examples 2 and 5 in which the pH of the dispersion
was greater than 7.0, the stability of the viscosity of the
dispersion was insufficient.
[0201]
(Preparation of Green Sheet)
[Example 6]
Sheet molding was performed on a PET film (Thickness:
100 pm) by using the dispersion of Example 2, and by using
an applicator having a gap of 1000 pm, and thus, a green sheet
was obtained.
[0202]
[Comparative Example 6]
A green sheet was prepared by the same procedure as that
of Example 6 described above except that the dispersion of
Example 2 was changed to the dispersion of Comparative Example
5.
[0203]
[Example 7]
The green sheet prepared in Example 6 was laminated on
a silicon carbide fiber woven fabric, and thus, a prepreg
material was obtained.
[0204]
Note that, this application is based on Japanese Patent
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CA 03094430 2020-09-18
Application No. 2018-069109 filed on March 30, 2018 and
Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-069128 filed on March
30, 2018, and the disclosure of which is incorporated by
reference in its entirety.
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